---------------------------------------------------------- Kolb-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 06/09/03: 10 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:20 AM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (jerb) 2. 07:23 AM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (jerb) 3. 07:45 AM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (Larry Bourne) 4. 10:27 AM - James Gerken? (Eugene Zimmerman) 5. 02:35 PM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (Fackler, Ken) 6. 02:52 PM - More pics from Michigan (Fackler, Ken) 7. 02:58 PM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (stephen e. spence) 8. 04:21 PM - Re: More pics from Michigan (Hugh) 9. 05:08 PM - Michigans Thumb (al bumhoffer) 10. 05:13 PM - Re: Michigan Thumb Tour (G. T. Alexander, Jr.) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:20:24 AM PST US From: jerb Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb Rick, The used to have a major fly-in in Michigan, I can't recall the name it used to go by but started with a K. Do they still have them and if so where will it be held this year. jerb At 08:22 PM 6/8/03 -0400, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Rick & Martha Neilsen > >Are these flights open to other Kolb flyers in the area? If they are and you >give us some notice there are a few MKIIIs in the Lansing MI area that might >join in. Also there is a 1400' strip next to my house that will welcome any >light plane. > >Also still looking to put together or join a flight to Oshkosh this year. > >Rick Neilsen >Redrive VW powered MKIII > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com >[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fackler, Ken >To: kolb-list@matronics.com >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > >Oh, well said, my friend, well said!! > >Folks, Kirk is going to have a miniature version of the Michigan Thumb Tour >at his home next Saturday. He's hosting the monthly meeting of the Greater >Thumb Ultralight Flyers and most of us, weather permitting, will be flying >to get there. Whooooo hoo! > >Thanks, Snuffy! > >-Ken > >do not archive > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Kirk Smith" >To: >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kirk Smith" > > > > > > > I was wondering what they did with it. :-) > > > > > > Plant corn, beans, sugar beets, oats, wheat, potatoes, carrots, >blueberries, > > and myriad of other crops in it. Some of the finest maple syrup in the >world > > comes from it's Sugar Maples. Raise a lot of waterfowl in it's swamps and > > marshes. A few 200+ lb. whitetail bucks roam it's forests and fields. > > Sticks right into some of the best Walleye fishing on the planet. Not a >bad > > place to live at all..........Kirk > > > > > > Do not archive > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:23:50 AM PST US From: jerb Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb They've the Thumb, Texas has the "Pan Handle". At 08:09 AM 6/9/03 -0500, you wrote: >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "ronnie wehba" > >Hey john, it must be sum'tin we ain't got here in texas,,ron out west in >sweetwater >do not archive ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 07:45:52 AM PST US From: "Larry Bourne" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Larry Bourne" And California lives by the "Finger." Lar Do not Archive. Larry Bourne Palm Springs, CA Kolb Mk III - Vamoose N78LB www.gogittum.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerb" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb > > They've the Thumb, Texas has the "Pan Handle". > > At 08:09 AM 6/9/03 -0500, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "ronnie wehba" > > > >Hey john, it must be sum'tin we ain't got here in texas,,ron out west in > >sweetwater > > >do not archive > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:27:57 AM PST US From: Eugene Zimmerman Subject: Kolb-List: James Gerken? --> Kolb-List message posted by: Eugene Zimmerman Is James Gerken from Rochester, Minnesota on this list? I'd like to contact him but do not seem to have a correct e-mail address. do not archive ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:35:24 PM PST US From: "Fackler, Ken" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" Could it have been Kalamazoo? do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerb" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb > > Rick, > The used to have a major fly-in in Michigan, I can't recall the name it > used to go by but started with a K. Do they still have them and if so > where will it be held this year. > jerb > > At 08:22 PM 6/8/03 -0400, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Rick & Martha Neilsen > > > >Are these flights open to other Kolb flyers in the area? If they are and you > >give us some notice there are a few MKIIIs in the Lansing MI area that might > >join in. Also there is a 1400' strip next to my house that will welcome any > >light plane. > > > >Also still looking to put together or join a flight to Oshkosh this year. > > > >Rick Neilsen > >Redrive VW powered MKIII > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com > >[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fackler, Ken > >To: kolb-list@matronics.com > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > > > >Oh, well said, my friend, well said!! > > > >Folks, Kirk is going to have a miniature version of the Michigan Thumb Tour > >at his home next Saturday. He's hosting the monthly meeting of the Greater > >Thumb Ultralight Flyers and most of us, weather permitting, will be flying > >to get there. Whooooo hoo! > > > >Thanks, Snuffy! > > > >-Ken > > > >do not archive > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kirk Smith" > >To: > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kirk Smith" > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what they did with it. :-) > > > > > > > > > Plant corn, beans, sugar beets, oats, wheat, potatoes, carrots, > >blueberries, > > > and myriad of other crops in it. Some of the finest maple syrup in the > >world > > > comes from it's Sugar Maples. Raise a lot of waterfowl in it's swamps and > > > marshes. A few 200+ lb. whitetail bucks roam it's forests and fields. > > > Sticks right into some of the best Walleye fishing on the planet. Not a > >bad > > > place to live at all..........Kirk > > > > > > > > > Do not archive > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:52:26 PM PST US From: "Fackler, Ken" Subject: Kolb-List: More pics from Michigan --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" Here's another link to some pictures with a, well, interesting presentation. http://www.shockwave.com/bin/content/photojam.jsp?doc236171/1055126818508_65&p1 Requires the shockwave player but you'll be prompted to download it if necessary. This is big, so if your connection isn't pretty fast, you may want to skip it. do not archive -Ken Fackler Mark II / 503 Rochester MI ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 02:58:07 PM PST US From: "stephen e. spence" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: "stephen e. spence" Jerry: They call it KIMO stands for KY, IN, MI & OH. They still hold it on Labor Day weekend. Use to be @ Marshall, MI, changed a year or so ago to Three Rivers, MI. It is an A.S.C. event. Steve Spence FF 013 building Mk3X 912-S Auburn Hills, MI 248-338-1762 Do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "jerb" Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb > > Rick, > The used to have a major fly-in in Michigan, I can't recall the name it > used to go by but started with a K. Do they still have them and if so > where will it be held this year. > jerb > > At 08:22 PM 6/8/03 -0400, you wrote: > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Rick & Martha Neilsen > > > >Are these flights open to other Kolb flyers in the area? If they are and you > >give us some notice there are a few MKIIIs in the Lansing MI area that might > >join in. Also there is a 1400' strip next to my house that will welcome any > >light plane. > > > >Also still looking to put together or join a flight to Oshkosh this year. > > > >Rick Neilsen > >Redrive VW powered MKIII > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com > >[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fackler, Ken > >To: kolb-list@matronics.com > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > > > >Oh, well said, my friend, well said!! > > > >Folks, Kirk is going to have a miniature version of the Michigan Thumb Tour > >at his home next Saturday. He's hosting the monthly meeting of the Greater > >Thumb Ultralight Flyers and most of us, weather permitting, will be flying > >to get there. Whooooo hoo! > > > >Thanks, Snuffy! > > > >-Ken > > > >do not archive > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Kirk Smith" > >To: > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kirk Smith" > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what they did with it. :-) > > > > > > > > > Plant corn, beans, sugar beets, oats, wheat, potatoes, carrots, > >blueberries, > > > and myriad of other crops in it. Some of the finest maple syrup in the > >world > > > comes from it's Sugar Maples. Raise a lot of waterfowl in it's swamps and > > > marshes. A few 200+ lb. whitetail bucks roam it's forests and fields. > > > Sticks right into some of the best Walleye fishing on the planet. Not a > >bad > > > place to live at all..........Kirk > > > > > > > > > Do not archive > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 04:21:03 PM PST US From: "Hugh" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: More pics from Michigan --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Hugh" Anyone else having problem playing the presentation? I'm getting error number=4152. do not archive ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fackler, Ken" Subject: Kolb-List: More pics from Michigan > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > > Here's another link to some pictures with a, well, interesting presentation. > > http://www.shockwave.com/bin/content/photojam.jsp?doc236171/1055126818508_65&p1 > > Requires the shockwave player but you'll be prompted to download it if necessary. This is big, so if your connection isn't pretty fast, you may want to skip it. > > do not archive > > -Ken Fackler > Mark II / 503 > Rochester MI > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 05:08:46 PM PST US From: al bumhoffer Subject: Kolb-List: Michigans Thumb --> Kolb-List message posted by: al bumhoffer Thanks for promoting the Thumb Area of Michigan Ken. What a great group of pilots and ultralights we residents of the Thumb witnessed this past Saturday,a first for a lot of the locals probably. We have a beautiful area to fly in. A view of Lake Huron on three sides and nice flat farm fields to land in. Drop in any time. Al Bumhoffer, still building Firestar II Do Not Archive __________________________________ ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 05:13:53 PM PST US From: "G. T. Alexander, Jr." Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour --> Kolb-List message posted by: "G. T. Alexander, Jr." I seem to recall something like KIMO Kentucky Indiana Michigan Ohio George Alexander http://gtalexander.home.att.net DO NOT ARCHIVE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fackler, Ken" Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > > Could it have been Kalamazoo? > > do not archive > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "jerb" > To: > Subject: RE: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: jerb > > > > Rick, > > The used to have a major fly-in in Michigan, I can't recall the name it > > used to go by but started with a K. Do they still have them and if so > > where will it be held this year. > > jerb > > > > At 08:22 PM 6/8/03 -0400, you wrote: > > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: Rick & Martha Neilsen > > > > > > >Are these flights open to other Kolb flyers in the area? If they are and > you > > >give us some notice there are a few MKIIIs in the Lansing MI area that > might > > >join in. Also there is a 1400' strip next to my house that will welcome > any > > >light plane. > > > > > >Also still looking to put together or join a flight to Oshkosh this year. > > > > > >Rick Neilsen > > >Redrive VW powered MKIII > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com > > >[mailto:owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Fackler, Ken > > >To: kolb-list@matronics.com > > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > > > > >--> Kolb-List message posted by: "Fackler, Ken" > > > > > >Oh, well said, my friend, well said!! > > > > > >Folks, Kirk is going to have a miniature version of the Michigan Thumb > Tour > > >at his home next Saturday. He's hosting the monthly meeting of the > Greater > > >Thumb Ultralight Flyers and most of us, weather permitting, will be > flying > > >to get there. Whooooo hoo! > > > > > >Thanks, Snuffy! > > > > > >-Ken > > > > > >do not archive > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Kirk Smith" > > >To: > > >Subject: Re: Kolb-List: Michigan Thumb Tour > > > > > > > > > > --> Kolb-List message posted by: "Kirk Smith" > > > > > > > > > > > > > I was wondering what they did with it. :-) > > > > > > > > > > > > Plant corn, beans, sugar beets, oats, wheat, potatoes, carrots, > > >blueberries, > > > > and myriad of other crops in it. Some of the finest maple syrup in the > > >world > > > > comes from it's Sugar Maples. Raise a lot of waterfowl in it's swamps > and > > > > marshes. A few 200+ lb. whitetail bucks roam it's forests and fields. > > > > Sticks right into some of the best Walleye fishing on the planet. Not > a > > >bad > > > > place to live at all..........Kirk > > > > > > > > > > > > Do not archive > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >